Endometriosis May Have an Autoimmune Component
admin | June 6, 2003
Source: Human Reproduction 2003; 18: 985–9 Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) systems may be involved in the etiology of endometriosis, indicates research conducted in Japan. HLA genes have already been implicated in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematosus, and pre-eclampsia, and women with endometriosis have higher rates of autoimmune and other chronic diseases than do women [...]
